Top 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area 2

The top 100 highest paying jobs in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area 2 (ranked by annual average salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid workers) and the number of employment of each job in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area 2 are also shown. We note from the table that the highest paying profession in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area 2 is pharmacists with an average annual salary of $71,630. The second highest paying job is environmental engineering technician (average salary $59,120). The salary and the employment information in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area 2 is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2018 [1].

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Jobs in Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area 2

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl i
1	Pharmacists	$71,630	$34,310	30
2	Environmental Engineering Technicians	$59,120	$53,530	0
3	General and Operations Managers	$54,470	$33,220	60
4	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$46,000	$29,110	30
5	Civil Engineers	$44,450	$23,150	40
6	Financial Managers	$37,210	$26,910	40
7	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$35,460	$22,420	0
8	Librarians	$35,320	$20,590	50
9	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$34,390	$18,940	730
10	Other Teachers and Instructors	$31,950	$21,190	150
11	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$30,570	$19,370	80
12	Administrative Services Managers	$30,320	$18,260	30
13	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	$29,830	$18,230	0
14	All Other Managers	$28,730	$17,960	70
15	Other Business Operations Specialists	$28,210	$16,590	30
16	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$27,200	$16,460	0
17	Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	$26,980	$18,630	40
18	Food Service Managers	$26,120	$20,820	50
19	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$24,910	$19,450	190
20	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$24,130	$16,840	260
21	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$23,610	$21,120	30
22	Registered Nurses	$23,610	$17,470	40
23	Accountants and Auditors	$23,310	$16,870	40
24	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$23,070	$19,970	30
25	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$21,840	$17,050	160
26	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$20,840	$16,330	90
27	Medical Secretaries	$20,770	$16,240	70
28	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$20,010	$16,610	70
29	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$19,870	$16,850	120
30	Carpenters	$19,300	$16,380	30
31	Pharmacy Technicians	$19,180	$16,270	90
32	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$19,180	$16,220	70
33	All Occupations	$19,100	$16,280	11,330
34	Construction Laborers	$19,070	$16,370	80
35	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$18,970	$16,040	240
36	Teacher Assistants	$18,910	$16,460	140
37	Customer Service Representatives	$18,760	$15,980	60
38	Billing and Posting Clerks	$18,710	$16,130	40
39	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$18,620	$16,070	40
40	Other Sales Representatives	$18,530	$15,980	60
41	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$18,510	$16,150	400
42	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$18,430	$16,290	90
43	Office Clerks, General	$18,410	$16,360	220
44	Word Processors and Typists	$18,340	$16,290	40
45	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	$18,290	$16,180	60
46	Childcare Workers	$18,260	$16,420	30
47	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$18,260	$16,010	30
48	Sewing Machine Operators	$18,240	$16,470	40
49	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$18,240	$16,260	220
50	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$18,230	$16,330	40
51	Bill and Account Collectors	$18,210	$16,090	30
52	Food Preparation Workers	$18,130	$16,370	190
53	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$18,130	$16,350	190
54	Personal Care Aides	$18,120	$16,360	50
55	Retail Salespersons	$18,070	$15,930	580
56	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$18,050	$16,290	120
57	Restaurant Cooks	$18,040	$16,260	150
58	Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	$18,040	$16,050	260
59	Security Guards	$18,010	$16,070	290
60	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$17,990	$16,090	160
61	Counter and Rental Clerks	$17,980	$15,950	30
62	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$17,970	$16,190	50
63	Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	$17,900	$16,120	100
64	Waiters and Waitresses	$17,900	$16,160	250
65	Recreation Workers	$17,890	$16,160	70
66	Bakers	$17,870	$16,140	30
67	Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$17,860	$16,120	460
68	Tellers	$17,770	$15,980	70
69	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	$17,740	$16,020	40
70	Fast Food Cooks	$17,710	$15,950	230
71	Highway Maintenance Workers	$17,690	$15,980	70
72	Receptionists and Information Clerks	$17,680	$15,970	40
73	Butchers and Meat Cutters	$17,610	$15,900	70
74	Pharmacy Aides	$17,600	$15,890	60
75	Packers and Packagers	$17,510	$15,810	50
76	Cashiers	$17,470	$15,780	450
77	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$17,440	$15,750	30
78	Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$17,320	$15,560	80

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